“If the Saudis want peace for peace, with a maximized win-win for everyone, we’re very happy about that,” said the Israeli finance minister.
Saudi Arabia
Sources claim Trump is fed up with Netanyahu and tired of Israel standing in the way of his Middle East vision.
The diplomatic efforts by US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal come as Swords of Iron reaches the one-year mark.
New winds are blowing in the Middle East: Mohammed Bin Salman and the dwindling importance of the Palestinians.
The only issue for Riyadh is the timing of the announcement, which could come as early as the next few weeks or after the US presidential election.
“Iran is a nation that endorses terrorism, and the world should have curtailed it much earlier,” a member of the royal family told Hebrew media.
The kingdom is seeking to forge a defense pact with the US amid intensifying threats from Iran, and is reportedly mulling a deal before the US election.
The Israeli prime minister reportedly dismissed the proposal, brought to him by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
New ‘land bridge’ to bypass Red Sea shipping could turn Israel into an East-West shipping hub.
Riyadh joins other moderate Arab states in rejecting a call to isolate the Jewish state over its war against Hamas.